CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY DREAM CAKE
 
 
Ingredients
  • For the sponge
  • 6 tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp vinegar
  • 6 tbsp caster sugar
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • ½ cup + 2 tbsp all purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • Bake at 180 for 20-25 mins
  • Espresso
  • ½ tbsp coffee
  • 3 tbsp water
  • For the ganache-
  • ½ cup fresh cream
  • ½ cup dark chocolate
  • 5-6 chopped strawberry
  • Strawberry compote
  • 10 strawberries , chopped
  • ½ tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp water
  • For the shell
  • ¼ cup dark chocolate
Instructions
  1. Add milk and vinegar in a bowl and give it a quick mix. Let the mixture rest for 5 mins to curdle.
  2. ⁠Add sugar and oil to the above mixture and whisk until nicely combined.
  3. ⁠Sift in the all purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda and mix only until no flour pockets remain.
  4. ⁠Pour the batter in a greased 5-inch tin and bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 20-25 mins.
  5. ⁠Meanwhile, make the chocolate ganache by heating the cream over medium heat until it begins to simmer.
  6. ⁠Pour the hot cream over chopped dark chocolate and mix until no lumps remain.
  7. ⁠For the strawberry compote- in a pan add chopped strawberries, sugar , water and let it cook at medium heat till the strawberry softens and you achieve a thick jammy consistency.
  8. ⁠Once the cake is baked and cooled, carefully cut the top and soak it with espresso.
  9. ⁠Pour the ganache evenly over the cake and let it set slightly.
  10. ⁠Add a later of chopped strawberries and top it up with strawberry compote.
  11. ⁠Lastly add a thin later melted chocolate to form a shell.
  12. ⁠Once the shell hardens, dust with cocoa powder and crack it open.
Recipe by Bake with Shivesh at https://bakewithshivesh.com/chocolate-strawberry-dream-cake/